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TruHearing helps raise $12,000 to help children with hearing loss

During the month of May, which is Better Hearing and Speech Month, TruHearing, their customers, and the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund raised $12,000 to help children with hearing loss. TruHearing announced that for each hearing aid sale during the month, they would donate $5 to the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund.

6 Aug 2015

Report: Florida falling short on policies to prevent, fight cancer

Florida is falling short when it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Florida did not measure up to policy recommendations in any of the nine issue areas ranked.

6 Aug 2015

USANA Health Sciences announces partnership with English football team AFC Bournemouth

USANA Health Sciences recognizes that soccer/world football is the world's most popular sport, connecting billions of sports fans around the globe each day, which is why the international nutritional company is excited to announce that is has partnered with English football team AFC Bournemouth.

6 Aug 2015

Age UK North Tyneside launches professional new care at home service

Age UK North Tyneside is announcing the launch of EveryDay – the new name of its professional independent care at home company – an enterprise which is committed to helping people keep their independence and stay at home for longer.

6 Aug 2015

AACN selects Linda L. Chlan as 2016 Distinguished Research Lecturer

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recently selected Linda L. Chlan, RN, PhD, FAAN, as its 2016 Distinguished Research Lecturer.

6 Aug 2015

Three York University researchers create clear-cut definition for learning 'self-regulation'

The term "self-regulation" has started appearing in children's report cards of late, but what it means is often unclear to parents. Thanks to three York University researchers, who have created a clear-cut definition for learning this important psychological concept, parents and teachers can now have a better understanding of what "self-regulation" means and how they can help their children develop that capacity.

6 Aug 2015

Meniscal transplant surgery reduces pain, improves knee function in most patients younger than age 50

Most patients younger than age 50 with a torn or severely damaged meniscus experienced reduced pain and improved knee function following transplant surgery, according to a study in the August 5 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. However, many patients required additional surgery within 10 years.

6 Aug 2015

Johns Hopkins researchers report on more effective way to spot patients at risk of septic shock

For a patient with sepsis - which kills more Americans every year than AIDS and breast and prostate cancer combined - hours can make the difference between life and death.

6 Aug 2015

Hospital physicians rarely identify or address overweight/obesity in children

Physicians and physician trainees fail to identify or address overweight/obesity in over 90 percent of hospitalized children, according to new research from a Saint Louis University pediatric hospitalist.

6 Aug 2015

Potentially harmful bacteria can survive on endoscopes despite cleaning and disinfecting process

Potentially harmful bacteria can survive on endoscopes used to examine the interior of the digestive tract, despite a multi-step cleaning and disinfecting process, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

6 Aug 2015

Lax state vaccination laws influence immunization and disease outbreak rates

Lax state vaccination laws contribute to lower immunization rates and increased outbreaks of preventable diseases--like whooping cough and measles--according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

6 Aug 2015

Breakthrough initiative aims at empowering Americans to make better food choices

Empowering Americans to make better food choices is the goal of a breakthrough initiative between the American Heart Association, the nation's largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, and Aramark, the largest U.S.-based food service provider.

5 Aug 2015

Charity and uncompensated care spending vary greatly among not-for-profit hospitals

While not-for-profit hospitals receive substantial tax benefits, some do not provide free or subsidized care for a higher percentage of patients living in poverty than their for-profit counterparts, according to a study of California medical centers.

5 Aug 2015

MSK and LVHN collaborate to improve patients’ access to innovative cancer treatments

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) announced today the beginning of a unique and forward-thinking collaboration aimed at improving patient access to the latest and most effective cancer treatment advances and highest-caliber cancer care.

5 Aug 2015

Despite high job demands, mere experience of being on-call promotes work fatigue

With the growing demands of consumerism and the need to assist customers on the clock, today's employees are working anything but nine to five.

5 Aug 2015

Cancer survival in England remains lower compared to other countries with similar healthcare systems

Cancer survival in England remains lower than countries with similar healthcare systems, according to a new Cancer Research UK funded study published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).

5 Aug 2015

Non-surgical approach to treating 'double chins'

UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeons have a non-surgical approach to treating "double chins" − the moderate-to-severe fat below the chin using an FDA-approved drug that when injected into tissue destroys fat cells.

5 Aug 2015

UK government's current alcohol guidelines have little relevance to people's drinking habits

The UK government's current alcohol guidelines are unrealistic and largely ignored because they have little relevance to people's drinking habits, according to a new report by the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group (SARG) in collaboration with the University of Stirling.

5 Aug 2015

Playing music during surgery can affect communication, impact patient safety

Music is currently played in approximately 50% to 70% of surgical operations performed worldwide. In a new study of 20 operations conducted in the UK, repeated requests--for example, for a surgical instrument--were 5 times more likely to occur in surgeries with music than in those without.

5 Aug 2015

Missing follow-up visit to pulmonologist after COPD exacerbation increases risk for hospital readmission

Researchers have found the risk for hospital readmission to be nearly three times higher after COPD exacerbation if a follow-up visit to a pulmonologist is skipped.

5 Aug 2015

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TruHearing helps raise $12,000 to help children with hearing loss

Report: Florida falling short on policies to prevent, fight cancer

USANA Health Sciences announces partnership with English football team AFC Bournemouth

Age UK North Tyneside launches professional new care at home service

AACN selects Linda L. Chlan as 2016 Distinguished Research Lecturer

Three York University researchers create clear-cut definition for learning 'self-regulation'

Meniscal transplant surgery reduces pain, improves knee function in most patients younger than age 50

Johns Hopkins researchers report on more effective way to spot patients at risk of septic shock

Hospital physicians rarely identify or address overweight/obesity in children

Potentially harmful bacteria can survive on endoscopes despite cleaning and disinfecting process

Lax state vaccination laws influence immunization and disease outbreak rates

Breakthrough initiative aims at empowering Americans to make better food choices

Charity and uncompensated care spending vary greatly among not-for-profit hospitals

MSK and LVHN collaborate to improve patients’ access to innovative cancer treatments

Despite high job demands, mere experience of being on-call promotes work fatigue

Cancer survival in England remains lower compared to other countries with similar healthcare systems

Non-surgical approach to treating 'double chins'

UK government's current alcohol guidelines have little relevance to people's drinking habits

Playing music during surgery can affect communication, impact patient safety

Missing follow-up visit to pulmonologist after COPD exacerbation increases risk for hospital readmission

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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